Rail-fastening means for railway ties



June 28 1927. 1,634,200

c. W. LEE

RAIL FASTENING MEANS FOR RAILWAY TIES C, WLM.

d SHN/no1 June 28 1927. 1,634,200

c. w. LEE

RAIL FASTENING MEANS FOR RAILWAY TIES Filed Jan.. l5. 1927 2 SheetS--Sheel 2 um HHITQHHHHHI lx riaaeeeea ses@ as, 1927.

"UN-rra s rArzEs 'CHARLES w. LEE, or Loox rrAvnN, rENNsorrivANrA;'`

-RAIL-rAs'rnNING MEANS ron RAILWAY Tins.

' Application filed January 13,1927. `Seri-a1 110.1603879.

The invention relates tov anV improved mea-ns forfastening the rails of a railway to the ties, and has forvits principal object the provision of a tie provided` with a clamping means located beneath the rail plate and providing.means to .simultaneously engageV the clamping means to hold the rail on the tie.

A further object of the invention is the provision of clamping means for railway rails associated with a railway tie, said clamping means being arranged in pairs under the bases of the rails seated on the tie and providing means actuated by a shaft located midway of the rails to engage the clamping devices to prevent movement of the rails relatively to the tie, the ing the clamping devices being taneously actuated to position.

The invention will be described in detail hereinafter and will be found illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a top plan view of a railway tie with improv-ed fastening means mounted therein and showing fragments of railway rails secured thereto,

Figure 2 is a bottom plan view ofthe tie partly broken away,

Figure 3 is a side view in elevation,

Figure 4 is a fragmentary longitudinal sectional view on a plane indicated by the line t-l of Figure 1,

Figure 5 is a transverse sectional view on a plane indicated by the line 5-5 of Figure l,

Figure 6 is a transverse a plane indicated by the line ure 1, and Y Figure 7 is a detail perspective view of one of the clamping members.

In the drawings similar reference characters will be used to designate corresponding parts in all of the views.

The improved fastening means to be hereinafter described is shown applied to a conventional railway tie that may be made of any suitable material designated 1. Rest plates 2 for the rails, designated A, are mounted on the tie adjacent to its two ends and are each provided with a recess 3 to receive the base of the rail A, the shoulders 4: defining the sides ofthe recess 3 byl engaging the edges of the rest plate of the railA to hold the rails from lateral displacement. The ties 1 and rest plates 2 are provided with alined openings 5 in which are located tubumeans engagsimulsectional view .on

6-6 of Figholding and releasing A lar members 6. Clamping means for the lrail A lare ymounted .m the tubular vmembers 6 zand are arranged inpairs, as shown for each rail, said clamping members comprising semi-cylindrical stems 7 that snugly engage vthe bore` ofthe tubular member in each instance,'and having-alined slots 8 therein for the purpose to be hereinafter stated. The upper ends of the stems 7 are provided with laterally extending arms 9 that extend under the rail base, and have their outer ends returned to Vform hooks 10 to engage the sideedges of the base of the rail. Rest plates 2 are provided with recesses 11 andthe tubular members 6 have their upper ends notched as shown at 12 to receive the laterally extending arms 9.

Secured in a recess 13 in the bottom of the tie 1 is a housing 14; having a removable cover plate 15. Slidably mounted in housing 14 are rods 16 17 in the ends of the housing, and through alined openings 18 in the bottom of the tie. he outer ends of the rods 16 are adapted to extend through slots 19 in tubular member 6 to engage the alined vslots 8in the stems 7 of the clamping members, the extremities of the rods being tapered as shown at 2O to insure engagement with the slots 8 and also that the clamping members will be strained into clamping position. The adjacent ends of the rods 16 are offset in opposite directions as shown at 21 and have oppositely disposed parallel extensions' 22 having their adjacent edges provided with gear teeth 23. A shaft 24 is journaled in a tubular bearing at 25 arranged midway of the rest plates 2 and the lower end of the shaft 2A has agear pinion 26 secured thereto and meshing with the gear teeth 23. The upper end of the shaft 24 is provid-edV with a polygonal extension 27 that may be engaged by a wrench or other suitable tool for rotating the shaft to actuate the rods 16 into and out of engaging position with the stems 7.

The operation of the device will be clearly understood from the drawings and the above description. It is clear that the two clamping members at each end of the tie 1 will be locked in clamping position simultaneously by rotating the shaft 24; in one direction, and release of the rails may be readily effected when it is 'desired to remove them for renewal or other purpose by actuating the shaftkin ,theV opposite direction, thus expediting the laying and remo-val of railroad that extend through openings rails over the common practice of using spikes driven into the tie and furthermore' that because of the structure of the fastening means the tie will not be mutilated by the means for fastening the railway rails thereto. l

What is claimed s:-.

l. Rail fastening means for railway ties, comprising a tie having a vertical opening, clamping members slidably engaging in said opening and having alined longitudinal slots therein, said members provided with means to engage the base of a railway rail, a rod slidably engaging Lthe tie and engaging in said slots to hold the members in Clamping positions, a shaft journaled in the tie, and

operative Connections between the shaft and rod to move it into and out of engagement with the clamping members.

2. Rail fastening means for railWay'ti-es, comprising a tie having a'vertieal opening, Clamping members slidably engaging in said opening and having alined longitudinal slots therein, said members provided with means to engage the base of a railway rail, a rod slidably engaging the tie and engaging in said slots to hold the members in clamping positions, a shaft journaledin the tie, a gear pinion on the shaft, and a rack carried by the rod and engaging the pinion.

in testimony whereof l afhX my signature.

CHARLES 7. LEE. 

